All posts tagged "Conservative party"
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Ex-UK cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch alleges that 10% of civil servants are so bad they ‘should be in prison’A former UK cabinet minister has said that as many as 10% of civil servants are so bad at their jobs, they should be in prison, alleging that they leak
- Posted October 2, 2024
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UK general election: your guide to the manifestosAhead of the UK general election on 4 July, the UK’s major political parties have been setting out their plans for if they win the election. Global Government Forum examines
- Posted June 16, 2024
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UK general election: top tips to get ready for the next governmentThe UK is set for a general election on 4 July. Announcing the vote on 22 May, prime minister Rishi Sunak declared “now is the moment for Britain to choose
- Posted June 9, 2024
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Russia’s elections toolkit: dollars, disruption and disinformationHack and leak, astroturfing, perception hacking, reputation laundering: Russia has devised an armoury of new techniques to weaken and distract its opponents. In this second part of our investigation into
- Posted January 21, 2024
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UK chancellor caps size of civil serviceUK chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced he will cap the size of the UK civil service at its current headcount as part of a renewed government effort to reduce the
- Posted October 3, 2023
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Secret story: inside the delivery suite with the reluctant midwives of BrexitIn-depth interviews with Conservative special advisers and ministers reveal the moments that shaped Britain’s exit from the EU. Matt Ross explores the strategic errors and political calculations that led two
- Posted March 25, 2021
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How the Tories’ new direction left government directionless, and other Brexit storiesBrexiteers have long accused civil servants of hampering the UK’s exit from the EU. But new interviews with leading Tory ministers and advisers paint a very different picture – one
- Posted March 8, 2021
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‘An iconoclastic government’: former DEXEU chief Philip Rycroft on threats to the UK and its democracyPhilip Rycroft ran both the UK’s Brexit department, and Whitehall’s relations with the devolved governments. Now the former permanent secretary is speaking out: the Johnson government, he says, is ‘challenging
- Posted October 16, 2020
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Queen’s speech signals constitutional change as Boris Johnson sets out legislative plansFresh from winning last Thursday’s general election, the UK government has said it is taking steps to overhaul the country’s constitution as the Queen opened parliament with a speech outlining
- Posted December 19, 2019
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For Tory realists, a Brexit fantasy is their only hopeHaving spent three years pursuing their promised Brexit, the Tories are set to double down – electing a leader they know is bound to fail. But as Matt Ross explains,
- Posted June 20, 2019
